Max Meier

Experienced Managing Partner, CEO, Supervisory Board Member, Entrepreneur and licensed Lawyer in Germany whose track record can be tracked and verified in the international trade press.

 

Among the youngest 7% of supervisory board members in Europe and oversees + USD 2.5 billion in assets under management.

 

In 2017, successfully sold his F&B startup after achieving a technological advantage in large scale stevia sweetener usage.

 

Strengths in Operational Management, M&A, Private Equity, and international Capital Markets.

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Experience as Founder and CEO of critical energy infrastructure supplier of some of the biggest chemical and pharmaceutical plants in Europe, also expanding into Biochar.

 

Demonstrated expertise in the areas of Energy, Waste and Recycling Management, Defense Software, Asset Management, Fund Management, Private Equity, F&B Industry, as well as in the Manufacturing Industry and European cross-border Logistics.

 

Experienced in legal and financial due diligence, as well as financial modeling.

 

Since 2025, also involved in academic teaching and  active as a Guest Speaker and Guest Lecturer at European Universities in the fields of Entrepreneurship, Finance and Business Administration.

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WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

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GREIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AG
Member of the Supervisory Board

As a Supervisory Board member for Greiff capital management AG, I oversee USD +2bn in assets under management with a supervisory and control role prescribed by the German Stock Corporation Act, which is the highest supervisory body in German stock corporation law.

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MELLINCKRODT GROUP
Managing Partner

As a MP I am spearheading the private equity and capital market activities and am involved in the company’s general strategy. The management of Mellinckrodt Group overseas USD +3.3 billion in assets under management as supervisory board members across different independant finance institutions.

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Furthermore, Mellinckrodt is a prominent finanical player in the German fund and investment management ecosystem. Through its vehicles Mellinckrodt 1 – SICAV-FIS (ISIN: LU0498849669), Mellinckrodt 2 SICAV (ISIN: LU0914398085) and Mellinckrodt M3 (ISIN: CH051676937).

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Mellinckrodt has gained recognition as an activist investor in the past, with reportable stakes in publicly traded companies such as Lotto24 AG, Nexus AG, R. Stahl AG and Cloudcall.

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SNP LAW
M&A- and Corporate Lawyer

As an M&A and Corporate Lawyer structured and oversaw complex corporate transactions and large scale industrial goods transactions.

Capvis AG 
Associate Private Equity Counsel
 

During my legal training as part of my second state law examination and bar exam, I worked as an associate Private Equity counsel for Switzerlands largest Private Equity Group and was involved in legal due diligence, purchase agreements and fund structuring.

EY GERMANY 
Associate M&A - Lawyer

During my time at EY, I was the interface between the Transaction Advisory Services, Law, and Transaction Tax service lines and worked on transactions, company valuation models, tax structuring, and consulting services primarily for Fortune 500 and DAX 40 companies.

GREIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AG
Financial Analyst

My job was to analyze and evaluate individual securities for funds, as well as entire funds for fund of funds investments. I also published analyses of external funds for the in-house publication “Der Fonds Analyst,” one of the leading financial publications for institutional investors in German speaking Europe.
 

BLACK BELT BEVERAGES

Founder & CEO

As founder and CEO, I was responsible for the successful niche beverage ENERTEADRINK™️, which, in addition to retail distribution and a successful partnership with Mercedes-Benz in 2014, became known primarily for the industrial use of stevia as a sweetener in large-scale bottling as one of the first players on the European market as well as the usage of then unkown matcha tea. The exit negotiations started in 2015. Succesful exit in 2017.

MEMBERSHIPS

 

FINANCIAL EXPERTS ASSOCIATION (fea e.V.)

 

FEA e.V. is a registered association with full legal capacity and is registered with the Berlin (Charlottenburg) District Court under the number VR 40779. FEA is the oldest nationwide interest group for independent financial experts on supervisory boards and is the only German supervisory board association that is a member of the European umbrella organization EcoDa. In addition, FEA is listed in the lobby register of the German Bundestag (equivalent to US Congress) under registration number R005843. All membership applications are subject to peer review by the Association’s Board of Directors.

BLACK FOREST BUSINESS ANGELS e.V.

 

Black Forest Business Angels e.V. (BFBA), founded in 2014 and registered in Freiburg under VR 700876, is a highly regarded angel-investor association in Germany. Its members are experienced entrepreneurs, managers, and investors with diverse professional backgrounds, who contribute not only capital but also mentorship, extensive networks, and strategic guidance. All membership applications are subject to peer review by the Association’s Board of Directors.

GERMAN-AMERICAN LAWYER’S ASSOCIATION (DAJV e.V.)

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The German-American Lawyers Association (DAJV) was founded in 1975. Since then, it has promoted and cultivated an interest in US law that was sparked by studies, careers, and travel.

EXCERPT OF PRESS, SPEECHES & PUBLICATIONS

 

• Guest Lecture at University of Liechtenstein – October 2026 - „forthcoming“

 

• Expert Article for Waste/Recycling Magazine (website) – Q4 2026 - „forthcoming“

 

• Impact Speech for State Cooperative University Loerrach - May 2026
   

• Expert Article in Bioenergy Insights Magazine (web) – April 2026
   

• Interview in Der Aufsichtsrat (print) - March 2026
   

• Expert Article in Bioenergy Insights Magazine (print) – January 2026
   

• Expert Article in Bioenergy Insights Magazine (web) – January 2026
   

• Expert Article for Waste Today (website) – December 2025
   

• Guest Lecture at State Cooperative University Loerrach – December 2025
   

• Expert Article in Bioenergy Insights Magazine (print) – November 2025
   

• Expert Article in Recycling Magazin (print)– October 2025
   

• Guest Lecture at University of Liechtenstein – October 2025
   

• Expert Article in Holz Zentralblatt (print) – September 2025
   

• Interview in Zaster Magazin (web) – August 2025
   

• Article on ENERTEADRINK™️ in Subculture Magazine (print) August 2014
   

• Interview in Mercedes Benz Golf Masters Magazine (print) – May 2014

EDUCATION
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2nd State Examination & Bar Admission October 2021 – October 2023 OLG Karlsruhe, Stammdienststelle Landgericht Freiburg
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1. State Examination (J.D. Equivalent) September 2014 – June 2021 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

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LANGUAGES

 

• English (native)

• German (native)

• French (fluent)
   

CERTIFICATES

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• Financial Markets (Yale University) April 2023 ID: 26K3KK5QAWUQ
   

• Private Equity and Venture Capital (Università Bocconi) December 2021 ID: DTYVW6TMU829
   

• Economics of Money and Banking (Columbia University) November 2021 ID: QVHN6TVBTENW
   

• An Introduction to American Law (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School) October 2021 ID: YUCMEVFSX74M
   

• Business Administration (BOK University of Freiburg) January 2015 Thesis topic: Is increasing return on total capital at the expense of return on equity always a desirable goal for companies?
   

• DELF - Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française (Commission nationale du DELF et du DALF) November 2009